Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a condition where you have recurring distressing memories, 'flashbacks', and other symptoms after suffering a traumatic event. Treatment options include antidepressant medication and non-drug treatments such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy or/and Psychotherapy.
Is their a link between PTSD and phobia's?
In some cases there could be, a person whom has experienced Post Traumatic Stress may avoid a situation that may reminds them of the event. This could develop into to a phobia related in some way to that event. The phobia may not have a direct relationship with the event but may have some underline connection.
It could also be possible for the event to become suppressed within the subconscious mind and for the actual event not to be directly remembered. The person, (usually if young or inexperienced), could believe the Traumatic Stress event to have a level of normality, (e.g. this happens to nearly everyone else), and not believe they have even suffered from a what is actually to others to be a Traumatic Stress event.
Also the phobia, (anxiety avoidance), could become distorted e.g. a phobia of something could be really be masking a fear of something else.
These situations could result in a phobia without he person having a direct knowledge of where that phobia stems from. This may result in anxiety, stress and phobias.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (From Patient website) "You try to avoid thoughts, conversations, places, people, activities or anything which may trigger memories of the trauma as these make you distressed or anxious.".
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms, Treatment, and Self-Help (Form Help Guide) "Avoiding activities, places, thoughts, or feelings that remind you of the trauma".Primary Care Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (Form American Family Physician) "Avoids places, activities or people that remind the patient of the event. ".
Trauma and PTSD (From Guide to Psychology) "Anxiety about, and avoidance of, specific reminders of the event".
PTSD, Chronic Posttraumatic Stress, Prolonged Posttraumatic Stress (From NMIHI HEALTH GUIDE). "Symptoms of anxiety, preoccupation and avoidance must be present, and these symptoms were not present prior to the trauma."
Treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms (From Counselling Directory). "... they will avoid all people, places and items that remind them of the incident.".
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